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, Patentedluly 1, 1902.

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S L E l G H (Application filed Jan. 9. 1902.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcE.

PETER R. GWVYN, OF BELMONT, PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,914, dated July 1,1902. Application filed January 9, 1902. Serial No. 89 ,049- (No model.)

To 'aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER R. GWYN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Delmont, in the county of Westmoreland and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new anduseful Sleigh, of which. thefollowing is a specification.

N This invention relates to sleighs.

The objectis to present a sleighframe constructed wholly of metal whichshall be but slightly heavier than an ordinary wood and iron frame, butwhich shall possess strength and rigidity farin excess of sleigh-framesgenerally in use.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the nature in theinvention is better understood, the same consists of the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a sleigh-frame, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts,thereis illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention capable ofcarrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that theelements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape,proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing fromthescope of the invention, and in the drawings' Figure 1 is a viewinperspective of a sleighframe characterizingthis invention. Fig. 2isaviewinlongitudinalverticalsection. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail endview. Fig. at is a perspective detached detail view of one of the knees.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the runners; 2, the benches 3,the knees, and 4the fenders. All of these parts are to be made of Langle-iron and held assembled by belts or rivets,(designated generally5.) The runners are curved upward at their front in the usual manner andareheld against spreading by a cross-brace 6, bolted or riveted to theterminals cf the runners, and suitably connected with the front portionof the runners is a roller-hound 7, carrying a tongue 8. It will ofcourse be understood that, if preferred, shafts may be connected withthe runners, and, as this will be obvious, detailed illustration thereofis deemed unnecessary.

Each of the knees 3 is provided at its terminals with'an outturned toe9'and 10, respectively, the toe 9 being secured to the bottom flange llof the runner and the toe 10 to the top flange 12 of the bench, the saidtoes being disposed at right angles to each other to permit attachmentto the parts described. The two flanges of the knee are shown herein asgradually Widening toward the top thereof, and by this arrangement addedstrength is imparted to the knees; but it is to be understood that, ifpreferred, these flanges may be of the same width throughout theirentire length and still be within the scope of the invention. Thefenders 4 are secured to the outer ends of the benches, and the forwardterminal of each is bolted or riveted to the bottom flange of the runnerat 13, thereby operating firmly to brace the curved ends of the runnersagainst yielding to the strainimparted thereto in the use of the sleigh.The cross-brace 6 has its terminals split and bent to form two toes, oneof which, 14, is secured to the upper terminal of the runner and theother, 15, to the front portion of the said terminal, thereby serving tobrace the runners firmly against any tendency to spread at those points.

In constructing a sleigh-frame according to the present invention the.knees are riveted or bolted to the bottom and side flanges of therunners, and then the benches are rigidly assembled with the upperterminals of the knees in the manner described, after which the fendersare positioned upon the ends of the benches,'and finally the cross-brace6 is secured in place. The sleigh-frame thus presented is adapted forconnection with an ordinary sleigh-body ofthe cutter or basket type.Should it be desired to employ the sleigh-frame for lumbering purposesor as a bob-sled, side stanchions 16 (indicated by dotted lines in Fig.2) may be passed through keepers 17 and 18, carried,respectively, by thelower portion of the knees and the outer portion of the benches adjacentto the fenders, and as these stanchions may readily be removed it willbe an easy matter to convert the structure from an ordinary bob-sled toa pleasure-sleigh merely by the addition of a body.

As the strength of angle-iron is well known,

it will readily be seen that a sleigh-frame constructed in the mannerherein described will be light and exceedingly strong, and by the mannerin which the parts are assembled it will be thoroughly braced to meetstrains both lateral and endwise.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A sleigh frame comprising runners, benches and fenders rigidlyassembled, and knees provided at each terminal with an outturned toe,one of which is secured to the bottom flange of the runner and the otherto the under side of the benches, the flanges of the knees graduallyincreasing in width from the runners to the benches, all of the partsbeing constructed of L angle-iron, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

PETER R. GWVYN.

Witnesses:

THOMAS WADDELL, H. O. WADDELL.

